October 13, 1999

October 13, 1999

Join host Jerome McDonnell as he talks with Pakistani Ambassador Teresita Schaffer about the military take over. Last month, Secretary General Kofi Annan laied out 40 recommendations on protecting civilians in armed conflicts to the security council. This week in his regular human rights commentary, Doug Cassel of Northwestern's Center for International Human Rights looks at the politics of these recommendations and how they might be acted upon. Plus, Yaron Ezrahi, professor of Political Science at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Then Desko Nitkitovic, President of the Illinois chapter of the Serbian Unity Congress.